San Vicente Church

San Vicente Church
Archdiocesan Shrine of Saint Vincent Ferrer
Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish Church
Santuario Arquidiocesano de San Vicente Ferrer (Spanish)
Church facade in 2025
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17°35′41″N120°22′27″E / 17.59465°N 120.37424°E / 17.59465; 120.37424
Location	San Vicente, Ilocos Sur
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Church
Founded	April 28, 1795
Dedication	Saint Vincent Ferrer
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Church building
Style	Baroque
Groundbreaking	1795
Specifications
Number of towers	2
Bells	4 (1 functional)
Administration
Archdiocese	Nueva Segovia
Deanery	St. Paul the Apostle
Clergy
Archbishop	Marlo Mendoza Peralta
Priest(s)	Fr. Felicismo Ferrer
Assistant priest(s)	Fr. George Medrano Tabangcura

The Archdiocesan Shrine of Saint Vincent Ferrer, also known as Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish Church, is a Roman Catholic church in the municipality of San Vicente, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia. The church enshrines a miraculous image of Saint Vincent Ferrer in the main retablo. The present church is built in 1795 after the main town was founded. The town was formerly a barrio of Vigan known as Barrio Tuanong. ^[1]

History

In 1795 came the installation of the seat of municipality and the church, and Bo. Tuanong became San Vicente de Ferrer. Don Pedro de Leon was the first parish priest and he was believed as the initiator of the construction of the church of San Vicente. Years then, the image of the titular, was found in fishing nets. Devotees report miracles coming from the saint, causing more local devotees to flock at his shrine to ask for favors from him. ^[2]

Architecture and style

Pulpit

Church sanctuary

The church is baroque in style, with two towers and two layers of columns in the facade. The bell towers with three storeys are octagonal, having a resemblance to the bell tower of Vigan. It has four bells hung in each tower. Inside, a pulpit can be found and there are three retablos; one is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, one to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and the image of Vincent Ferrer is enshrined at the central, main retablo.

References

1. Vicente, San. "Brief history of the municipality". sanvicente.gov.ph.
2. Vicente, San (November 20, 2021). "Church of San Vicente Ilocos Sur". thephilippinestoday.com. Berto.

External links

• Media related to Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish Church (San Vicente, Ilocos Sur) at Wikimedia Commons
• San Vicente Church on Facebook